Jessica Alba Airbrushed - Because She's Not Hot Enough on Her Own

Posted Dec 9th 2008 at 12:03PM by Kyle Hepp (Subscribe to Kyle Hepp's posts)

Celeb Photoshop Disasters

Jessica Alba's newly released calendar is hot, hot, hot! And so is she -- but apparently that's not good enough for the folks at Campari. Jessica is one of the sexiest women on the planet, yet pictures that came out this week show just how incredibly airbrushed the calendar really is.

Honestly, we like the before photos better. Why would you airbrush out a women's hips completely? Not only is that unnatural, but it also looks ridiculous! The airbrushed J.A. would be like Barbie -- unable to walk in real life.

Standards set by magazines and media have always been unattainable with their images of what they consider to be perfection. But attacking the super-gorgeous Miss Alba with the airbrush machine takes it to a new level.

Gwyneth Paltrow in Vogue

Alien? Life-sized Barbie doll? Really, what was Vogue thinking with this cover? They left poor Gwyneth Paltrow practically unrecognizable.

Vogue

Gwyneth Paltrow in W Magazine

Apparently the editors of W Magazine have it out for Gwynnie too. This time the Photoshop gods have left her looking a little *ahem, manly.

Gwyneth Paltrow in Real Life

The thing is, Gwyneth is gorgeous in real life. With her long, perfect blond hair and a great toned body, why does it seem that editors always go overboard on the airbrushing with her?

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Britney Spears in Blender

When Britney Spears popped up on the cover of Blender this past March, looking as sexy as ever, our collective eyebrows immediately rose.

Blender

Britney Spears in Real Life

You see, in March, 2008, Britney looked a little greasier, a little heavier, and just all around a lot more trainwreck-ier.

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Jessica Simpson in Elle

Why is her hair so much bigger than the rest of her body? What happened to her hips? And where did her butt chin go? When it comes to this Jessica Simpson Elle cover we have so many questions!

Elle

Jessica Simpson in Real Life

The real Jessica Simpson is known for her curves, not for having a four inch waist.

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Beyonce in a L'Oreal Advertisement

Beyonce goes the Michael Jackson skin lightening route in this L'Oreal ad that makes her look rather Caucasian.

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Beyonce in Real Life

Yes, these pictures of Beyonce on the red carpet confirm that she is, in fact, a proud African-American woman.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ronnie 12-13-2008 @ 1:23AM

Jessica Alba is a goddess. there is not a women on the planet that can compare to her.

ronnie 12-13-2008 @ 1:23AM

Jessica Alba is the sexiest women on the planet. period

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william grissom 12-18-2008 @ 1:12PM

ok, so you dont like touching up a photo.Youve bad mouthed some major magazines.Personally,youve lost most of your credibility with me. Who said that you get to be the final authority on what pics should look like.
You make me wanna hurl.Get a REAL job.

hp 12-18-2008 @ 1:12PM

Um....they always airbrush people in photos no matter how great or terrible they look. Why is this news?

Fred 12-18-2008 @ 1:12PM

StyleList, you need to hire writers with brains. The 2 photos shown above are NOT 2 versions of the same photo - a cursory examination shows a different angle of her head, and slightly different positioning of her legs. Look at the picture before you write, dumbass!

Molly6 12-18-2008 @ 1:12PM

I find the airbrushing offensive and a lie. Photogs USED to rely on lighting and their talent to take great photos and make celebs look great. Now they rely on post production voodoo. She's a beautiful woman who did not need her body made smaller. Even part of her underarm was removed.... Its stupid.

cruisenot 12-18-2008 @ 1:12PM

Jessica is smokin' hot A true American beauty. We, Americans, love beautiful people. We spend a fortune on looking good, clothing, makeup, cars, etc. I can tell you that the easiest and cheapest way to look good is to lose weight. Lookin' good like these celebs is well worth the effort. I lost 47 pounds in 6 weeks using the Rapidthin diet at www.rapidthin.com. Good luck to all. Use what works for you.

dragon64 12-18-2008 @ 1:12PM

It's not even the same picture. Look at the background. Notice the shorts where the wrinkles are and the position of the leg is off compared to the other picture. Air brushing, they do it to everyone. This is news?

kim 12-18-2008 @ 1:12PM

I am a professional makeup artists and there is not a star out there who is not airbrushed. The pictures are probably completely Photo Shopped also. So what is the big story? Anyone would be a fool to not use the tools if you have them.